I know, I know, I'm breaking my own rule of separate threads for non-Hall of Famers, but this one I felt deserved special mention.

The great Don Newcombe has left us at age 91. May he rest in eternal blue peace!
_________________"The Dodgers have always occupied an enormous place in the history of the game. If the Yankees are the most successful team in baseball history, the Dodgers are the most essential. Their legacy is unique."

That is sad news. I know how much he meant to the history of baseball and how much he meant to the Dodgers. Rest in peace._________________"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." - Saul Steinberg

The Dodgers will wear patches in honor of him this season. So deserved!_________________"The Dodgers have always occupied an enormous place in the history of the game. If the Yankees are the most successful team in baseball history, the Dodgers are the most essential. Their legacy is unique."